南通市2009-2010学年九年级(上)英语期末试卷

1、南通市2009-2010学年九年级（上）英语期末试卷（考试时间：120分钟 满分：140分）一二三四五六七八九总分注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共140分。考试时间为120分钟。第卷（选择题 共80分）一、听力（本题共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） A. 听对话，回答问题。( ) 1. What is Toms favourite fruit?A BC ( ) 2. How did the man go to the football match?ABC ( ) 3. What did the boys brother do last Sunday?ABC (

2、) 4. Where does Pauls mother work? ( ) 5. With whom did the boy go shopping yesterday afternoon? A. His parents.B. His father.C. His mother.( ) 6. When does the man usually get to his office in the morning? A. At 7:30.B. At 8:00.C. At 8:30.( ) 7. What colour is Jacks pen? A. Blue.B. Black.C. Black a

3、nd blue.( ) 8. What did Mr Zhang think of his journey? A. Pleasant.B. Bad.C. Interesting.( ) 9. What will the man do this evening? A. Hell meet his aunt at the airport. B. Hell say goodbye to his aunt at the airport. C. Hell fly to another city with his aunt.( )10. How much is the white shirt? A. 20

4、 yuan.B. 40 yuan.C. 80 yuan.B. 听对话和短文，回答问题。A)听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。( )11. Who was the host of the show? A. Mr Wang.B. Mr Wu.C. Mr Yang.( )12. How long did the show last? A. About two hours.B. About two and a half hours.C. About half an hour.听第二段对话，回答第1315小题。( )13. When will the sports meeting be held? A.

5、 Next Tuesday.B. Next Wednesday.C. Next Thursday.( )14. Which sport will the boy be in? A. The long jump.B. The high jump.C. The football match.( )15. Which other sport will the boy be in? A. The 400-metre race.B. The 200-metre race.C. The 1000-metre race.听一篇短文，回答第1620小题。( )16. A. Which grade is Li

6、Mei in? A. Grade 7.B. Grade 8.C. Grade 9.( )17. Where is Li Mei studying now? A. At a new school in Hangzhou. B. At a new school in Nanjing. C. At a new school in Beijing.( )18. How does Li Mei feel? A. Happy.B. Unhappy.C. Angry.( )19. Who does Li Mei miss very much? A. Her old classmates.B. Her par

7、ents.C. Teachers at her old school.( )20. Why does Li Mei write this letter? A. Because she needs some help. B. Because she likes the editor.C. Because she wants to introduce her new school.二、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( )21. Theres _ 800-metre-long road behind _ hospital.

8、   A. an; an    B. a; a       C. an; the   D. a; the( )22. Im _ to eat a horse now! Really? But I dont have _ for you. Its a great pity!A. hungry enough; food enoughB. enough hungry; enough foodC. hungry enough; food enoughD. hungry en

9、ough; enough food( )23. The boy looks nice _ white and the red sweater looks good _the girl . A. with; on B in; on C. on; in D. in; with ( )24. Do you know how many students _ in the classroom now?A. is there B. are there C. there is D. there are ( )25. Not all the students would rather _ computer g

10、ames than _.A. play; studyB. playing; studyingC. to play; to studyD. playing; study( )26. I wonder _ Tom will come to our party.He will when he finishes his work, I think. A. howB. whetherC. thatD. what( )27. Shall we call for a taxi? OK. Let me _ the phone number in Yellow Pages. A. look at B. look

11、 for C. look up D. look after.( )28. You know Cartoon World is on TV _ 6:30 p.m. _ 7:00 p.m. A. from; to B. between; toC. from; andD. at; at( )29. 一Whats wrong with my grandpa, doctor? 一_, just a cold. A. Something serious B. Serious somethingC. Nothing serious D. Anything serious( )30. None of us k

12、new what had happened _ they told us about it.A. until B. when C. after D. though ( )31. I think your advice is of great value to me and its worth _. A. to takeB. takingC. to giveD. giving( )32. _ is kind _ you to give your seat to a woman with a baby in her arms. A. That; forB. It; forC. It; ofD. T

13、hat;, of( )33. This type of MP4 is my favorite, but I cant _ it.A. spend B. cost C. pay D. afford( )34. 一Could you tell me _ to have the picnic? 一Near the Sunshine Park.A. how B. whereC. whyD. when( )35. 一Will you come and play football with us? 一_. I have a lot of homework to do now . A. I am afrai

14、d not B. I dont C. I mustnt D. I am not三、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中。Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. 36 he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seem

15、ed that he would have a 37 future.When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be 38 his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months 39 , he found a new job in a big 40 . Workers in this company 41 traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a

16、 year, he began to 42 it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The 43 thing was that he couldnt make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he 44 the company.He was so 45 at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-t

17、ime job in a 46 shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he 47 reading books. Three years later, he 48 the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three 49 and four more book shops! He became very r

18、ich indeed.“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most 50 thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”( )36. A. While B. When C. Until D. If( )37. A. bad B. bright C. coming D. interesting( )38. A. tired ofB. crazy aboutC. interested inD. afraid of( )39. A. ago B. before C. later D.

19、 afterwards( )40. A. factoryB. shopC. schoolD. company( )41. A. hardly B. usually C. seldom D. never( )42. A. likeB. preferC. hateD. practise( )43. A. worstB. happiestC. bestD. strangest( )44. A. reachedB. calledC. leftD. started( )45. A. happy B. energetic C. rich D. poor( )46. A. clothB. fruit C.

20、book D. dress( )47. A. enjoyedB. finishedC. beganD. forgot( )48. A. married B. knew C. met D. visited( )49. A. sisters B. brothers C. cousins D. children( )50. A. difficultB. importantC. amazingD. boring四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADear editor,I live in a beauti

21、ful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they dont think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became il

22、l, and some even died, eating the bad food given by visitors.Im sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they dont realize that they may be doing them harm. Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must

23、 be stopped.Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully. Yours, Wang Yang( )51. The letter will be sent to _. A. a school B. a hospital C. a newspaper D.

24、 a museum( )52. Many visitors come to the writers city every year to _.A. give peacocks food B. see peacocks C. do some shopping D. look after peacocks( )53. Some peacocks became ill and died because _.A. they werent given any food B. they were given too much food C. they were given some bad food D.

25、 they werent given enough foodBI started learning English when I was 6 years old. For 8 years I learned English the way everybody else did by going to English classes. It was useless. I did everything that the teachers told me to do. But I didnt get any results. I mean, I was always one of the best

26、students in class. However, reading English texts took me a long time. I made lots of mistakes when writing, my pronunciation was bad, and I could only speak English very slowly. After my eight years of studying hard, these were the results. In 1993, I went to the best high school in Wroclaw. It was

27、 a special program with a lot of English classes. I owe (感激) a lot to the people I met there, both students and teachers. My first two years in high school were very important for my English. My English teacher, Mr. Janusz Laskosz, gave me a lot of good advice, especially on pronunciation and vocabu

28、lary. My talented (多才多艺的) friends, Wojtek and Michael Ryszard, who are my partners now, were both fantastic English learners. Whats more, every time I heard them speak, they seemed to have a bigger vocabulary. I wanted to be as good as them, so I studied harder. And my English improved. Wojtek and M

29、ichal also introduced me to SuperMemo, which has been very important in my life. And, of course, I could discuss the English language with them, which was a great thing. ( )54. The writer studied hard at English in the first eight years,  _.A. but he was still not good at it B. and then he

30、 invented an effective way to learn itC. so his pronunciation was quite good D. and then he could read English articles very quickly( )55. The writer made great progress in learning English _.A. after he read many English textbooks B. because he spoke English very slowly C. even before he went

31、to the high school in Wroclaw D. because of his friends Wojtek and Michael( )56. We can learn from the passage that _ could help people learn English better.A. good textbooks        B. beautiful environment C. studying harder alone   D. good tea

32、chers and friends ( )57. The best title for the passage is “_”.A. How to make friends        B. How I learn English C. My good English teacher      D. My high schoolCA man came back home from work late, tired, to find his six-year-old

33、son waiting for him at the door.“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”“If you want to know, I make $20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”The father was furious, “If you asked for money to buy a

34、 toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish!”The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didnt ask for money ver

35、y often.” So he went to the little boys room.“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man. “Heres $10.”“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” the boy said gladly. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.“Why do you want more mo

36、ney since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.“Because I didnt have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.” ( )58. How much does the man make if he wo

37、rks 10 hours?A. $20. B.$50. C. $100. D. $200.( )59. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means _.A. very angry B. quite happy C. too excited D. a little tired( )60. The boy wanted to buy _ with twenty dollars.A. a new book for himself B. a nice present for his fatherC. a toy for his own bi

38、rthday D. an hour of his fathers time( )61. From this passage, we can infer (推断) that the boys father _.A. often played with his son B. spent little time with his sonC. didnt love his son at all D. often came back home early DWhat are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escap

39、e（逃跑）? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save yourself. It is important to know the ways you can use and to show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but no

40、t lifts.From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible, learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will

41、have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. K

42、eep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement (水泥) m

43、ight end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.( )62. It is important to _.A. know the ways to escape a fire B. put out a fire in a burning houseC. jump out of a burning house D. keep the door closed( )63. It is possible to escape through the windows _.A. if you are strong enough B. i

44、f there are some bushes on the groundC. if you live on a lower floor D. if you have a long rope( )64. Keep your head low at the window so that _ if the building is on fire.A. you can get fresh air B. you can call for helpC. you can easily jump off D. you can be seen first( )65. The best title for th

45、e passage is _.A. Escaping as fast as possible B. Saving Yourself from a Burning HouseC. Knowledge on Fire D. Waiting for Help初三英语答卷纸第I卷（选择题 80分）一、听力（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分） 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 三、完形填空（共15小题

46、；每小题1分，共15分）36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 第卷（非选择题 共60分）五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) A. 请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。66. After the rain , Millie looked out of her window and saw a _ (彩虹).67. Great changes have take

47、n place in some_ (亚洲的) countries since the 1990s.68. Which one do you _ (like something better), an apple or an orange?69. His legs were so weak that he could _ (almost not) stand.70. In this zoo there are a lot of _, such as monkeys, tigers and birds.B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的词,并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 nine we choo

48、se successful decide 71. On the last day of his trip to Japan , he made a big _.72. My friend Kate lives on the_ floor73. China held the 29th Olympic Games in 2008 _.74. As students, we shouldnt lose _ in the computer games.75. Theres a lot of homework every day and I have no _ but to do it.C. 请根据句意

49、从方框中选择合适的动词, 并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。 organize search argue devote make 76. Listen! The young wife and husband _ about how to spend the money.77. No country _ such great progress as China in the past thirty years. 78. The engineer _ for some information on the Internet in the study while his wife was cookin

50、g in the kitchen.79. Last Saturday, our school _ a talent show to raise money for charity. 80. My uncle says that he _ himself to gardening after he retires.六、句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 根据要求，改写下列句子，每空一词。81. The teachers had a meeting yesterday afternoon. （改为否定句） The teacher _ _ a meeting yesterday afternoon.82. My aunt does more exercise to lose weight. （改为一般疑问句） _ your aunt _ more exercise to lose weight?83. We are playing in the par